12 Colo. Code Regs. § 2510-1-10.310
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 22, November 25, 2024
Section 12 CCR 2510-1-10.310 - CONSUMER CONTRIBUTION [Rev. eff. 2/1/16]A. Voluntary contributions shall be allowed and may be solicited for all services for which funds are received under Title III, as defined at Section 10.120 "Definitions".B. Methods of solicitation for voluntary contributions shall be non-coercive.C. The AAA shall provide service providers with policy and guidelines for accepting voluntary contributions and guest fees from non-eligible consumers. 1. The AAA shall establish and maintain procedures to protect the privacy of the consumer's decision to contribute or not contribute toward the service rendered.2. Eligible consumers shall not be denied service(s) provided under Title III, as defined at Section 10.120 "Definitions", because the consumer's decision not to contribute.3. Service providers shall determine the costs of services provided and display a suggested contribution schedule as well as required guest fees for services at the entry point of the service premises.D. The AAA and service providers shall not perform a means test for any service for which contributions are accepted, or deny services to any eligible consumer who does not contribute to the cost of the service.E. Guest Fees Guest fees are required charges equal to the full cost of the service to persons who are not eligible consumers of the program but are receiving services. Fees shall be determined using guidelines and procedures established by the SUA.
F. Usage Fees Usage fees include charges for the use of equipment or other fixed assets acquired with OAA funds. The minimum usage fee shall be charged when such assets are used for non-contract purposes. If nutrition project contractors or sub-contractors use equipment purchased with Title III, as defined at Section 10.120 "Definitions", funds to produce meals sold to other organizations:
1. The compensation shall be directly credited to the cost of goods or services provided under the current contract, if the equipment was acquired under the current year's contract; and,2. If the equipment was acquired with a prior year's contract, the compensation shall be recorded as program income.G. Sales of Equipment and Supplies Proceeds from sale of equipment or supplies not used for replacement equipment shall be accounted for as program income.
H. Program income earned after contract support has ended shall be subject to the terms of the contract or subcontract. If this category of income is not specifically detailed in the contract document, the agency may dispose of the income as it chooses.39 CR 01, January 10, 2016, effective 2/1/2016